Anthony Varvaro was a six-year member of the Port Authority Police Department. He played six MLB seasons as a relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox.
Nothing in the world mattered more to Anthony than his family, and this collection will ensure AJ, Johnny, Christian and Savannah are taken care of for the future.
Due to the enormous amount of inquiries from a wide variety of people, teams and organizations that Anthony touched, the Varvaro family has requested one central donation location. As of 7:30 a.m. ET Tuesday, there were more than 1,000 donations totaling $186,827. The GoFundMe has a listed goal of $4 million.to work Sunday at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan when the wrong-way collision occurred.
Before joining the Port Authority Police Department, Varvaro was a big-league pitcher. The Staten Island native, who pitched in college for St. John’s, was a 12th-round pick by the
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